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‘The Scream’ Has A Hidden Message In It And Experts Just Figured Out Who Wrote It

The words "Could only have been painted by a madman" were written atop the paint in pencil near the corner of the frame.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 25, 2021

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‘The Scream’ Has A Hidden Message In It And Experts Just Figured Out Who Wrote It

The words "Could only have been painted by a madman" were written atop the paint in pencil near the corner of the frame.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 25, 2021

San Francisco Just Uprooted A Victorian House And Moved It To A New Site In One Piece

It took six hours and $400,000 to move the historic building six blocks.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 22, 2021

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San Francisco Just Uprooted A Victorian House And Moved It To A New Site In One Piece

It took six hours and $400,000 to move the historic building six blocks.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 22, 2021

Researchers Find The ‘Original’ Stonehenge — And It’s Not In England

According to researchers, the earliest version of Stonehenge was built in southwest Wales over 5,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 17, 2021

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Researchers Find The ‘Original’ Stonehenge — And It’s Not In England

According to researchers, the earliest version of Stonehenge was built in southwest Wales over 5,000 years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 17, 2021

Skeletal Remains Found In The 18th-Century Wreck Of The Pirate Ship ‘Whydah’ Off The Coast Of Cape Cod

Researchers believe that one of the Whydah skeletons might belong to the legendary pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 12, 2021

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Skeletal Remains Found In The 18th-Century Wreck Of The Pirate Ship ‘Whydah’ Off The Coast Of Cape Cod

Researchers believe that one of the Whydah skeletons might belong to the legendary pirate Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 12, 2021

The 9 Most Incredible Space News Stories From 2020

From a glow-in-the-dark moon to a planet where it rains diamonds, this is the most fascinating space news of 2020.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 23, 2020

The 9 Most Incredible Space News Stories From 2020

From a glow-in-the-dark moon to a planet where it rains diamonds, this is the most fascinating space news of 2020.

By Natasha Ishak • December 23, 2020

The Four Rarest Animals On Earth

It's actually really difficult to accurately determine what the world's rarest animals are, especially as natural habitats continue to disappear.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 11, 2020

The Four Rarest Animals On Earth

It's actually really difficult to accurately determine what the world's rarest animals are, especially as natural habitats continue to disappear.

By Savannah Cox • December 11, 2020

Nobody Knows Where This Giant Penis Statue Came From — Or Where It Went

"Every possible clue is being investigated — but so far there are none."

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 1, 2020

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Nobody Knows Where This Giant Penis Statue Came From — Or Where It Went

"Every possible clue is being investigated — but so far there are none."

By Natasha Ishak • December 1, 2020

28 Pictures From Sweden’s Disgusting Food Museum That Will Make You Gag

With tickets that double as barf bags, the Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden aims to inspire both nausea and curiosity about why certain foods are considered "disgusting."

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 29, 2020

28 Pictures From Sweden’s Disgusting Food Museum That Will Make You Gag

With tickets that double as barf bags, the Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden aims to inspire both nausea and curiosity about why certain foods are considered "disgusting."

By Marco Margaritoff • November 29, 2020

Meet Rolf Buchholz, The 60-Year-Old Man With The Most Body Modifications In The World

Rolf Buchholz has 516 body modifications, 268 of which are penis piercings.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 28, 2020

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Meet Rolf Buchholz, The 60-Year-Old Man With The Most Body Modifications In The World

Rolf Buchholz has 516 body modifications, 268 of which are penis piercings.

By Natasha Ishak • October 28, 2020

Minnesota Man Wins ‘Super Bowl Of Pumpkins’ With 2,350-Pound Gourd Named ‘Tiger King’

Travis Gienger hauled the nearly two-and-a-half-ton gourd on a custom-made trailer from Minnesota to California for the competition.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 15, 2020

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Minnesota Man Wins ‘Super Bowl Of Pumpkins’ With 2,350-Pound Gourd Named ‘Tiger King’

Travis Gienger hauled the nearly two-and-a-half-ton gourd on a custom-made trailer from Minnesota to California for the competition.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 15, 2020

Dutch Inventor Creates ‘Living Coffin’ That Uses Mushrooms To Compost Dead Bodies

It can take up to a decade for a human body to decompose from within a conventional coffin, but the "Living Cocoon" can compost a corpse in just two to three years.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 18, 2020

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Dutch Inventor Creates ‘Living Coffin’ That Uses Mushrooms To Compost Dead Bodies

It can take up to a decade for a human body to decompose from within a conventional coffin, but the "Living Cocoon" can compost a corpse in just two to three years.

By Natasha Ishak • September 18, 2020

Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 15, 2020

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Someone Just Paid Over $81,000 For A Blood-Stained Lock Of Abraham Lincoln’s Hair

The lock of hair was clipped from Lincoln's head the day after he died and wrapped in a War Department telegram that the First Lady's cousin had in his pocket.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 15, 2020